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lascivious
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synonyms: salacious, libidinous, lubricious, prurient, aselgeia, pornerastic ???
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Definition:1. Wanton; lewd; lustful;2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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If God could not forgive lascivious priests, there would be very few clergy in heaven.
Ken Follett. The Pillars of the Earth, p.123 (1990)
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[She] is a good girl, meaning she doesn't post photos of herself "partying," and she never posts lascivious messages. Which is unfortunate.
Gillian Flynn. Gone Girl, p.248 (2012)
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Daisy: It's sad. When you think that he used to be able to spell words like "lascivious". (hugs Onslow lasciviously)Onslow: I knew it was a danger signal - blokes on his income couldn't afford to know words like "lascivious".
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: The Art Exhibition (1992)
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the lieutenant-colonel had never, for all his lascivious questing, exposed himself to an intelligent, haughty beauty such as the one in the locked stateroom.
Kurt Vonnegut. The Sirens of Titan (1959)
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